Laboratory experiments in microbiology
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Laboratory experiments in microbiology
Pearson/Benjamin Cummings, c2010
9th ed
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Includes index
Spiral bound
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Containing 57 thoroughly class-tested exercises, this manual provides basic microbiology techniques with applications for undergraduate students in diverse areas, including the biological sciences, the allied health sciences, agriculture, environmental science, nutrition, pharmacy, and various pre-professional programs. The Ninth Edition features a new, four-color design and a dramatically new art program. Many of the illustrations have been re-rendered in a modern, realistic, three-dimensional style, and detailed, colorful photomicrographs that were once grouped together in a color insert are now integrated throughout the exercises. Experiments have been refined throughout, and a new exercise on parasitic helminths provides students with valuable practice in microscopic examination and observation.
Table of Contents
Introduction
I. MICROSCOPY
1. Use and Care of the Microscope
2. Examination of Living Microorganisms
II. Handling Bacteria
3. Microbes in the Environment
4. Transfer of Bacteria: Aseptic Techniques
III. STAINING METHODS
5. Preparation of Smears and Simple Staining
6. Negative Staining
7. Gram Staining
8. Acid-fast Staining
9. Structural Stains (Endospore, Capsule, Flagella)
10. Morphologic Unknown
IV. CULTIVATION OF BACTERIA.
11. Isolation of Bacteria by Dilution Technique
12. Special Media for Isolating Bacteria
V. MICROBIAL METABOLISM
13. Carbohydrate Catabolism
14. Fermentation
15. Protein Catabolism, Part 1
16. Protein Catabolism, Part 2
17. Respiration
18. Unknown Identification and Bergey's Manual
VI. MICROBIAL GROWTH
19. Oxygen and the Growth of Bacteria
20. Determination of a Bacterial Growth Curve: The Role of Temperature
21. Biofilms
VII. CONTROL OF MICROBIAL GROWTH
22. Physical Methods of Control: Heat
23. Physical Methods of Control: Ultraviolet Radiation
24. Chemical Methods of Control: Disinfectants and Antiseptics
25. Chemical Methods of Control: Antimicrobial Drugs
26. Effectiveness of Hand Scrubbing
VIII. MICROBIAL GENETICS
27. Regulation of Gene Expression
28. Isolation of Bacterial Mutants
29. Transformation of Bacteria
30. DNA Fingerprinting
31. Genetic Engineering
32. Ames Test for Detecting Possible Chemical Carcinogens
IX. THE MICROBIAL WORLD
33. Fungi: Yeasts and Molds
34. Phototrophs: Algae and Cyanobacteria 35. Protozoa
36. Parasitic Helminths
X. VIRUSES
37. Isolation and Titration of Bacteriophages
38. Plant Viruses
XI. INTERACTION OF MICROBE AND HOST
39. Epidemiology
40. Koch's Postulate
XII. IMMUNOLOGY
41. Nonspecific Resistance
42. Blood Group Determination: Slide Agglutination
43. Agglutination Reactions: Microtiter Agglutination
44. ELISA Technique
XIII. MICROORGANISMS AND DISEASE
45. Bacteria of the Skin
46. Bacteria of the Respiratory Tract
47. Bacteria of the Mouth
48. Bacteria of the Gastrointestinal Tract
49. Bacteria of the Genitourinary Tract
50. Rapid Identification Methods
51. Identification of an Unknown from a Clinical Sample
XIV. MICROBIOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
52. Microbes in Water: Multiple-Tube Technique
53. Microbes in Water: Membrane Filter Technique
54. Microbes in Food: Contamination
55. Microbes Used in the Production of Foods
56. Microbes in Soil: The Nitrogen and Sulfur Cycles
57. Microbes in Soil: Bioremediaton
APPENDICES
A. Pipetting
B. Dilution Techniques and Calculations
C. Use of the Spectrophotometer
D. Graphing
E. Use of the Dissecting Membrane
F. Use of the Membrane Filter
G. Electrophoresis
H. Keys to Bacteria
Index
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